UP Warriorz continued their resurgence with a dominant six-wicket win over struggling Gujarat Giants within the eighth recreation of the Women’s Premier League 2024 on Friday. Sophie Ecclestone shone with three wickets to limit Gujarat to 142 after which Grace Harris smashed 60* off simply 33 balls to assist Warriorz win their second recreation of the season.
A win boosted UP Warriorz to 3rd place within the factors desk, on a degree with Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gujarat stay on the backside of the desk with three defeats in three video games in WPL 2024.
After thrashing defending champions Mumbai within the final recreation, Warriorz continued the momentum with a formidable all-round efficiency. The legendary Sri Lankan all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu made her highly-anticipated WPL debut changing Tahlia McGrath for UP Warriorz whereas South African star Laura Wolvaardt changed Lea Tahuhu for the Giants.
Gujarat Giants Playing XI: Harleen Deol, Beth Mooney (c & wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh
UP Warriorz Playing XI: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
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